Mbuye Surname

383,038th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 929 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Mbuye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mbuye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4401:120,32211,453
Cameroon2631:78,9709,696
Zambia971:163,40111,461
DR Congo751:985,06164,020
Uganda271:1,445,89953,777
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
England11:55,718,059489,080
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Mbuye (16) may also be a first name.

Mbuye Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Mbuye Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Mbuye occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Mbuye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 383,038th most prevalent family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,844,506 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Mbuye are found; 51 percent are found in East Africa and 50 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widely held first name internationally It is held by 16 people.

Mbuye is most common in Tanzania, where it is carried by 440 people, or 1 in 120,322. In Tanzania Mbuye is most frequent in: Katavi Region, where 62 percent live, Rukwa Region, where 34 percent live and Lindi Region, where 2 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 28 percent live and Zambia, where 10 percent live.

Mbuye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Mbuye earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.41% less than the national average, earning R 58,440 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mbuyeh91133/
Mbouye9117/
Mbuyee9117/
Mbuhye917/
Mbuoye915/
Mbuyes911/
Mbye8911,238/
Mbuy894,947/
Mbue89440/
M'Bouye8373/
Mbouyep8328/
Mbuhyeh8311/
Mbuyaje831/
Mbuyier831/
Mbuyahe831/
Mbuyi80315,849/
Mbaye80253,782/
Mbuya80118,708/
Mbiye808,111/
Mbeye804,151/
Mboye801,511/
Mbuyo80825/
Mboue80689/
Mbuiy8069/
Muiye8051/
Mbuje8032/
M'Bye8011/
Mbouy809/
Muaye807/
Mueye806/
Mbaue804/
Mvuye803/
Mbeue802/
Nbuye802/
Muoye802/
Mbuey801/
M'Buy801/
Mbyie801/
Mbuhy801/
Mbuie801/
M'Baye739,356/
Mbouya73341/
Mbauya73323/
M'Beye73173/
M'Boye73169/
Muayed73130/
Mbaaye73109/
Mbuyah7378/
Mbujje7357/
Mbouyo7352/
Mbueyi7349/
Mbayed7346/
Mbouet7334/
Mbayoe7327/
Mbuiyi7321/
Mbeuyo7319/
Mbhuya7314/
Mbouep7310/
M'Biye737/
M'Boue737/
Mbeyet736/
Mbayeu734/
Mmbuya734/
Mbuyuy734/
Mboyeh734/
Mbayee733/
Mmbaye733/
Mbaiye733/
M'Buyi733/
Mbouje733/
Mbayae732/
Mboiye732/
Muiyee732/
Mbayeh732/
Mbuyap732/
Mbyeyi732/
Mbayep732/
Mbahye732/
Mmbeye732/
Mbuyha732/
M'Bouy731/
Mbuuyi731/
Mbuyai731/
Nbouye731/
Mboyoe731/
Nbuoye731/
Mmbuje731/
Mbugie731/
M'Bâye731/
Mbeyeh731/
Mboueh731/
Mbouie731/
Mbuoya731/
Mbuuya731/
Mbuyay731/
Mbuyui731/
Mbyeyo731/
Mboyep731/
Mboyeu731/
Mbueeh731/
Mbueyo731/
Mbuhyi731/
Mbujyi731/
Muiyep731/
Mbuy'a731/
Mbiyet731/
Mwauye731/
Mbuyaz731/
Mboyie731/
Mbhoye731/
Mbayei731/
Muiyae731/
Mmboye731/
Mbae6716,721/
Mbou6713,344/
Mbui679,130/
Mbau676,583/
Mbay674,837/
Mboe674,651/
Mbey673,760/
Mbea672,138/
Mbie671,655/
Muay671,618/
Mbei671,316/
Mbeu671,306/
Mboy67893/
Mbee67667/
Mbouyap6767/
Mbej6759/
Mbuj6749/
Muey6736/
Muoy6734/
Mbiyeyi6729/
Mbayahe6717/
Muea6714/
Mbhuiyo6711/
M'Bouje679/
Mbeyyie678/
M'Bouya676/
Mbaiyer676/
Muhaaye675/
Mbahaye673/
M'Beiye672/
Moueyed672/
Mvye672/
Muhayeş672/
M'Beyye671/
Mbeyeye671/
Mbujije671/
Moueyet671/
Mmbuihe671/
Mbauher671/
Mbaayer671/
Mbouaya671/
Mbouyah671/
Mbouyit671/
Mbuyaya671/
Mboiyie671/
Mboweye671/
Mboyaye671/
Mbayaye671/
Mouheye671/
Mouhoye671/
Muhayee671/
Mvue671/
Mwue671/
N'Bouye671/
Mbayeed671/
Mwye671/
Muhayed671/
Nbuy671/

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